crusader

[ kroo-seyd-er ]

/ kruˈseɪd ər /

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Often Crusader . a participant in any of the crusades or military expeditions undertaken with papal sanction by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries in an effort to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims:Orders of monks who were also knights became the "storm troops" of the Christian crusaders.

a participant in any vigorous movement for the defense or advancement of an idea, cause, etc.:Nepal's most prominent crusader for equal rights for sexual minorities was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Origin of crusader

crusade + -er¹

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By Rich Goldstein Are audiences tired with caped crusaders and gritty reboots?
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Are audiences tired with caped crusaders and gritty reboots?
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Specifically, I somehow missed the moment when “natural marriage” became the preferred term of anti-gay-marriage crusaders.
What Is ‘Natural Marriage?’|Michelle Cottle|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All that said, Tea Partiers—and anti-immigration crusaders more generally—are a feisty lot.
Black American Leadership Alliance D.C. Anti-Immigration Rally Wilts|Michelle Cottle|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

If drug-war crusaders would get out of the way, the harmless cannabis product could become an invaluable cash crop.
Inside the Movement to Legalize Hemp|Jonathan Miller|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There also Emperor Alexius gave the Crusaders chill greeting, and earned many curses.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
Astonishment and curiosity calmed for a moment the impure ardor of the Crusaders.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
The dwellers of the little hamlet had all fled at the approach of the army of the Crusaders, except one Arab and his wife.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
The soldiers parted ranks, and five bound Saracens faced Bohemond and the other Crusaders.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue
This Barthelmy derived a large revenue from his relic by exhibiting it for money to the veneration of the Crusaders.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman|Eugne Sue

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